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Friday, October 17, 2014

'Sunny Southland Day' lap quilt

I got inspired (read "distracted") last Sunday night and started a new lap quilt when I found two Kate Spain (for Moda) 'Sunnyside' charm packs in my stash and just had to do something with them...ta-da!!

When laying it out I tried just randomly putting down the blocks and then I
also tried to group the blocks so that there was a sort of ombre pattern
with similar colours together but I didn't really love the way the way
it looked (I had really only randomly placed the charms
together when sewing and had no real master plan).

So
I left it for a night and when I had another look at it all I decided to break up
the blocks with white sashings and I really love the way it has turned
out..

Hi Anna, it is about 53" x 55". I have updated my post to include the link to the quilt that inspired the pattern. I added in the vertical sashing between the blocks and on the sides to make it bigger than the original idea. I didn't keep count but must have used about twelve strips of 2.5" each. So, two charm packs and about 30" of white solid. Thanks for visiting!

Thanks Charlotte! The only problem with making a last-minute gift is that I don't get to leave it hanging around here for long enough to really enjoy it, but I am sure my recipient will enjoy it for me!